Roman Keywords Flashcards
Patrician
Rich people
Roman Empire
The area that controlled by the government and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe
Plebeian
Poor people
Domus
A big house where the rich people lived
Atrium
An open roofed entrance or central court in an ancient Roman House
Impluvium
The square basin in the centre of the atrium of an ancient roman house,which received rainwater from an opening in the roof
Peristyle
A row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or church
Insulae
A tenement in a city
Thermopolia
Places where mainly the poor or mainly who could not afford a private kitchen
Oratory
A small chapel,especially for worship
Toga
A piece of clothing worn by the citizens of Rome,covering the whole body apart from the right arm
Stola
Worn by women after they were married,also was made of linen
Dole
Benefit paid by the state to the unemployed
Lares
Gods of the household worshipped in Ancient Rome
Catacombs
A underground cemetery